Bill Text: CA SCR101 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)

Status: (Passed) 2014-08-20 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Res. Chapter 118, Statutes of 2014. [SCR101 Detail]

Download: California-2013-SCR101-Enrolled.html

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BILL NUMBER: SCR 101	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2014
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 14, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 4, 2014
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JUNE 2, 2014

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Gaines
   (Coauthors: Senators Block, Cannella, Correa, De León, Evans,
Fuller, Huff, Monning, Padilla, Steinberg, Vidak, and Wolk)

                        MARCH 24, 2014

   Relative to Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 101, Gaines. Prostate Cancer Awareness Month.
   This measure would designate September 2014 as Prostate Cancer
Awareness Month in the State of California.




   WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer
in men aside from skin cancer, and is the second leading cause of
cancer death in men aside from lung cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society estimates that one in seven
men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime with an estimated
233,000 new cases of the disease in the United States during 2014,
resulting in an estimated 29,480 deaths; and
   WHEREAS, Prostate cancer is the most common cancer among men in
most racial and ethnic groups. Incidence rates are about 60 percent
higher in African American men than in non-Hispanic white men; and
   WHEREAS, In California, approximately 22,080 men are predicted to
be diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2014, and, of this number,
approximately 3,065 California men are predicted to die of this
disease; and
   WHEREAS, The survival rate approaches 100 percent when prostate
cancer is diagnosed and treated early, but drops to 28 percent when
the disease spreads to other parts of the body; and
   WHEREAS, Early stages of prostate cancer usually do not have
symptoms and genetic predisposition may be responsible for 5 to 10
percent of prostate cancer cases; and
   WHEREAS, Recent studies suggest that a diet high in processed meat
or dairy foods may increase the risk of prostate cancer, while
obesity may contribute to an increased risk of more aggressive forms
of the disease; and
   WHEREAS, Obesity and smoking are associated with an increased risk
of dying from prostate cancer; and
   WHEREAS, The American Cancer Society recommends that all men be
given sufficient information on both the benefits and limitations of
early detection and testing for prostate cancer to allow each man to
make a decision based on his personal values and preferences; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature designates September 2014 as
Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in the State of California and
encourages public officials and citizens of California to observe the
month with appropriate activities and programs; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Legislature joins communities across our nation
to increase awareness of the importance of each man making an
informed decision with his health care provider with regard to early
detection and testing for prostate cancer; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.